Due to the cost issues there are very few countries who are going to be broadcasting the winter games with the main ones being the US, UK, Canada and Australia. Unfortunately for those based in the US the network NBC which has the rights will require you to have a subscription to that channel and to login to watch the games, this means for a huge portion of american viewers and viewers who do not reside in one of the three remaining countries that your chance of watching the games is pretty much reduced to zero.
With events stretching from the 6th February 2014 right up until 23rd February 2014 and up to 89 countries taking part from Albania to Zimbabwe that is an awful lot of events that are unavailable to an awful lot of countries.
But never fear! There is a way to watch the Sochi Olympics online anywhere in the world!
The UK broadcaster the BBC will be showing all events streamed live online. The downside to this is you have to be a UK resident to access this directly, however there is an extremely easy way to appear as if you’re in the UK to the BBC website thus bypassing any geographical restrictions that are in place and best of all, the product to do this is totally legal!
What you need is a Virtual Private Network, or better known by its initials, a VPN.
A VPN is basically a computer (server) somewhere else that feeds everything you do on your home internet connection through that third party connection and then on to the internet, their original use was by business so workers away from home could access the office. It probably sounds really complicated but the process from most providers is just one or two simple clicks to get up and running. In this case you need to connect to a server that is in the United Kingdom, once connected anything you do on the internet now, to the websites you visit, appears to them as if you’re located in the UK, when you disconnect you’re back to your normal connection. Due to this the BBC website will now stream you the live Winter Olympics events as if you are sat in the UK, even if you may be in Australia or China, the US or even Barbados. It really doesn’t matter where you are in the world, this process works for anyone.
So once you’re connected all you have to do is then head over to the BBC Winter Olympics site. Its also possible to connect to a Canadian server and catch some of the events on CBC.
So you’re probably wondering, what VPN service do I get and how do I know if it is a good one? Luckily for you our site is dedicated to reviewing VPN services and so we’ve already tested more than a handful of providers to weed the good from the bad. Personally I would recommend looking at one of the following three providers because not only have we reviewed the first two and found them to be reliable and fast but a provider like VPN also has simple software and apps for all systems from Windows, Mac, Apple and Android.
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Hide My Ass
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Strong VPN
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Switch VPN
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Pure VPN
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IPVanish VPN
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Hotspot Shield Elite
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